| Image Sensor | Max. Camera Effective Pixels | Approx. 20 million pixels |
| Lens | Focal Length | 4.3 (W) - 43.0 (T) mm
(35mm film equivalent: 24 (W) – 240 (T) mm) |
| Zoom magnification | 10x zoom |
| Focusing Range |  Mode
1 cm (0.4 in.) – infinity (W) / 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T)
Other modes
 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity (W) / 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T)
 * 1 – 50 cm (0.4 in. – 1.6 ft.) (W)
 * 3 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity (W) / 3 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity (T)
* Not available in some shooting modes. |
| Image Stabilization (IS) System | Lens-shift type |
| Digital Zoom | Digital Zoom Mgnification: approx 4x
Maximum magnification with the optical zoom: 40x |
| Imaging Processor | DIGIC 4+ |
| LCD Monitor | Type | Color TFT LCD |
| Size | 2.7-type |
| Effective Pixels | Approx. 230,000 dots |
| Aspect Ratio | 4 : 3 |
| Focus | Control System | Autofocus: Continuous, Servo AF |
| AF Frame | Face AiAF, Tracking AF, Center |
| Metering System | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot |
| Exposure Compensation (Still images) / Exposure Shift (Movies) | Available range (stops) in 1/3 stop increments ±2 |
| ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity) | Auto, ISO 100 - ISO 1600
1-step increments |
| White Balance | Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| Shutter Speed | mode, automatically set range: 1 – 1/2000 sec. |
| Aperture | Type | Circular Diaphram |
| f/number | F3.0/F9.0 (W), F6.9/F20 (T) |
| Flash | Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off |
| Range | 50 cm - 4.0m (W), 1.0 - 2.0 m (T) |
| Shooting Modes | Auto, P, Live View Control, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter |
| Continuous Shooting | Speed | ,  : Approx. 0.8 shots/sec.
 Low Light: Approx. 2.2 shots/sec. |
| Number of Shots(Based on CIPA Guidelines) | Approx. 230 (Based on CIPA Guidelines)
Eco Mode On: Approx. 310 |
| Recording Media | SD Memory card / SDHC Memory card / SDXC Memory card |
| File Format | Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (version 1.1) compliant |
| Data Type | Still images | Exif 2.3 (JPEG) |
| Movies | MOV (Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC; Audio: Linear PCM (monaural)) |
| Number of Recording Pixels | Still images |  (Large) 20M/5152x3864
 (Medium 1) 10M/3648x2736
 (Medium 2) 3M/2048x15366
 (Small) 0.3M/640x480
 (Widescreen) 5152x2896 |
| Movies | 1280 x 720 / 640 x 480 |
| Interface | Hi-speed USB
Analog audio output (monaural)
Analog video output (NTSC/PAL) |
| Direct Print Standard | PictBridge |
| Power Source | Battery Pack NB-11LH
AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC90 |
| Dimensions (Based on CIPA Guidelines) | 95.3 x 56.8 x 23.7 mm (3.75 x 2.24 x 0.93 in.) |
| Weight (Based on CIPA Guidelines) | Approx. 142 g (approx. 5.01 oz.; including the battery pack and memory card)
Approx. 125 g (approx. 4.41 oz.; camera body only) |